Abstract

GONZALEZ ROMERO, Martín H.. The Imperial-Royal Casa de Tijuana: Culture, Identity and Gay-Travesti Activism in Mexico’s Northwestern Border.Translated byErika Morales. Frontera norte [online]. 2024, vol.36, e2361.  Epub Aug 16, 2024. ISSN 2594-0260.  https://doi.org/10.33679/rfn.v1i1.2361.

This article proposes to analyze the history of the Imperial-Royal Casa de Tijuana since its foundation in 1982. It explores the position of this group in the history of LGBTIQ+ mobilization in this region and proposes the analysis of a particular circuit of travesti and drag shows, through its study as a gay- travesti organization that supported LGBTIQ+ community projects. Based on research from the GLBT Historical Society Archives of San Francisco, this work studies the formation of spaces of sociability, solidarity, and mutual aid through the complex parody—of gender and royalty—carried out by the Empresses and Emperors of the Casa de Tijuana. This framework shows cross-border communication bridges and provides reflections about the spaces of freedom, as well as the colonial traits embedded in gay-travesti subculture.

Keywords : crossdressing; LGBTIQ(plus); drag; Tijuana; San Diego.

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